All-new Mazda CX-60 to debut on March 9

UPDATED: 02/03/2022 4:00PM: Another image of the upmarket Mazda CX-60 plug-in hybrid SUV has been teased, officially revealing the car’s long bonnet and showing off what the brand calls a ‘new white’ paint colour.

Leaked photos of the Mazda CX-60 have already shown the vehicle from some angles and this latest teaser pic ahead of its March 9 global reveal shows the medium/large SUV's front-end profile. It's also possible to make out parts of the large alloy wheel design, indicating a top-spec model.

Mazda says its new 'flagship' SUV will provide "subtle yet confident styling" as it adopts an 'evolution' of the Japanese brand's Kodo design language.

The Mazda CX-60 will be offered with four- and six-cylinder engines in rear- or all-wheel-drive configurations and will begin rolling into showrooms from late 2022.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE PUBLISHED 16/02/2022: The all-new 2022 Mazda CX-60 will make its global premiere at 2:00am AEST on March 9, according to a countdown clock on a minisite at Mazda Australia’s public website.

The same page also shows a short teaser clip that doesn’t reveal much we haven’t already seen; in fact, the all-new medium/large SUV has already been fully exposed in spy pics from Japan, ahead of its confirmed Australian release later this year.

Mazda Australia has also confirmed the CX-60 will be its first model available with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain, alongside a range of longitudinal inline four- and six-cylinder mild-hybrid turbo-petrol and diesel engines that will give it a decidedly premium edge over its competitors.

All engine options are expected to be included in the local CX-60 line-up, although their arrival is likely to be staggered out into the early months of 2023.

“The SUV that will change everything” is how Mazda Australia is billing the CX-60 – the first model to be launched on the car-maker’s all-new rear- and all-wheel drive platform.

“Prepare for a step-change in Mazda’s SUV range. First-Ever Mazda CX-60 is set to stand apart. The perfect balance of master craftsmanship and sophistication, it’s an all-new driving expression that will make a stunning impression.

“Register your interest to be the first in the know.”

As we’ve reported, the 2022 Mazda CX-60 will be the first member of the Japanese brand’s so-called Large Product Group to break cover, pitched in Australia as a slightly longer, wider and more expensive relation to the popular Mazda CX-5.

Mazda is yet to confirm whether the other three members of the Large Product Group – CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90 – will come to Australia, which could become the only market in which all four models are sold, eventually replacing both the CX-8 and CX-9.

The next Mazda CX-5 due in 2023 will migrate to the Large Product Group architecture and like the CX-60 will remain a five-seater, unlike the similarly narrow-bodied but seven-seat CX-80, while the wider-body five-seat CX-70 and seven-seat CX-90 are aimed at markets like the US.

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